Lead Engineer

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain an understanding of rod control systems used in existing and new boiling water reactors (BWRs).
• Demonstrates accountability for cost, schedule, quality, and technical accuracy of assigned tasks.
• Provide technical guidance and support project scheduling and resource planning, develop talent through mentorship, and act as the point-of-contact between your engineering team and both internal and external customers.
• Support I&C System design and development from conceptual through preliminary and detailed design, fabrication, assembly, production test, validation test as well as site installation, start-up test, and commissioning.
• Collaborate with other disciplines to define and achieve functional, performance, reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) targets and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA).
• Collaborate with system supplier implementation teams to develop, perform, and review unit, module, system, and integration test plans, procedures, and reports including factory acceptance test, site acceptance test, construction, pre-operational, and start-up tests.
• Review and implement system based on requirements specifications developed based on customer requirements, technical regulations and industry standards.
• Prepare and maintain system design artifacts such as logic diagrams, input/output (I/O) lists, equipment and cabinet layout diagrams or drawings, system elementary drawings, hardware wiring/connection diagrams, bills of material, various plans and reports, etc.
• Perform and document technology assessment reports and/or trade studies supporting selection of hardware and software technologies for incorporation into rod control systems.
• Support creating feasibility studies describing rod control system conceptual architectures and functional descriptions.
• Support system design reviews.
• Prepare high-level software design documents describing software program architecture, inputs, transfer functions, algorithms, and outputs.
• Perform hands on development, configuration and integration of prototype hardware and software for programmable logic controllers, industrial PC's, and human-machine interfaces, and Distributed Control Sy.
• Configure signal conditioning electronics, motor controllers, motors, and network components.
• Prepare proof-of-concept test procedures using system requirements and functional description.
• Perform and document results of system proof-of-concept testing.
• Develop and configure test equipment and simulators for software development and testing.
• Support on-site system installation, acceptance, commissioning, and start-up testing.
• Support Instrumentation Application Engineering (IAE) technical work scopes.
• Support the team with technical support to aid customers in troubleshooting rod control system failures.
• Support identification, assessment, resolution, and corrective/preventive actions needed to address nonconformances and conditions adverse to quality.
• Execute work defined by work plans, process documents, work deliverables templates
• Ensure compliance with GEH procedures/processes, nuclear regulations, applicable industry standards, and customer requirements.
• Support simplification, process improvement, and cost-out initiatives.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Physics, Computer Science or Technology, Mechatronics, or equivalent 4-year technical degree
• Professional Engineer licensed in Canada (P. Eng)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in industrial Instrumentation and control such as nuclear, power, process, marine, oil & gas, military, aerospace, medical, or pharmaceutical.
• 4 years' experience with productivity software (i.e. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Minimum 3 years of experience with application, requisition, or field engineering in a combination of mid-tier programmable logic controllers (PLC) or top-tier DCS used in combination, instrumentation, data acquisition, control, monitoring, or automation.
• 1 year of experience designing human machine interface screens or graphical user interfaces
• 1 year of experience developing software supporting serial and Ethernet data communications
• 1 year of experience with configuration and operation of networking components
• 1 year of experience working under a structured systems and software development lifecycle process including use of industry standards, design practices, and guides for software development and testing.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Work Office in Markham ON, CA is required.

Desired Qualifications:

• Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Physics, Computer Science or Technology, Mechatronics, or equivalent 4-year technical degree
• 3 years of experience with power generation or industrial controls equipment
• 3 years of experience with instrumentation and control system new product development projects
• 1 years experience developing set points and calibration methodologies
• 3 years of experience in "from scratch" programmable logic controller (PLC) or other industrial platforms like the Siemens Simatic S7 PLC platform or the Stratus Fault-Tolerant Server.
• 3 years experience in coding development on distributed control systems (DCS) software design including GE Mark-VIe DCS.
• 2 years of experience developing human machine interfaces or graphical user interfaces
• 3 years of experience developing C/C++ software in accordance with industry standards
• 3 years of experience working with motor positioning/servo systems using closed loop control like the CntrlX Motor Controller or Safety PLC.
• 2 years of hands-on experience wiring cabinets, building connectors, installation, and configuration of electrical/electronic components for product testing
• Prior nuclear power plant systems or operator training including reactor theory
• Clear thinker, detail oriented, insightful, quantitative, results oriented analyst and engineer – Able to make reasoned, sound, and timely decisions.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and writing.
• Self-starter with energy and positive "Can-Do" attitude with legacy of delivering on commitments and stretch goals.
• Team player with cross- discipline and functional leadership knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Continuous improvement "mindset" with an ability to identify, influence, and implement better ways to do an activity or process.
• Some knowledge, skill, and experience using LEAN and Simplification techniques and tools.

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes